Politics & Government
Dozens Of Officers Rally Outside CPD Headquarters Over Vaccine Mandate
About 100 people joined the rally Tuesday morning outside Chicago Police Headquarters, not all of them officers.
CHICAGO (CBS) — About 100 people joined the rally Tuesday morning outside Chicago Police Headquarters, not all of them officers; some were supporters and family members. It’s the latest salvo in the battle between the city’s police unions and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara has said hundreds of rank-and-file officers are willing to go on no-pay status, but they aren’t being allowed inside Police Headquarters to talk to top brass. All city employees were required to report their vaccination status through an online portal by Oct. 15, and on Oct. 18 city officials began the process of notifying workers who had yet to comply that they would get one last chance to do so, or face being placed on no-pay status.
